Conductor support



S. S. MATTHISl` CONDUCTOR SUPPORT. APPLICATION man sEPT.3,1921.

1 ,405,609, Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

SAMUEL s. MArTHEs, or MANSFIELD, OHIO, Assrenon To THE onro BRASSooMPANY,.

0F MANSFIELD, OHIO, A YCORIEOIRA,ILION OF NEW JERSEY.

i CONDUCTOR SUPPORT.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

Application led September 3, 1921. Serial No. 498,227.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL lllnrrrrns, a

vcitizen ofthe United States of America, re` siding at .B/Iansficld, inthe county of Rich-` My. invention relates to conductor supports,

and particularly to that class of device Vfor supporting a trolleyconductor from a catenary cab-le, hanger, bracket, etc., as is lnowcommon practice.

The object of my invention is to provide a deviceby means of'which theconductor may be grip-ped by a pair of clamping jaws', and the j awslocked in conductor.

Y In the drawing accompanying cationv Y Fig. 1 shows a side view of myVinvention in artial; section.`

rtig. 2 shows an end viewin section.

F ig. 3 shows a view of Fig. 1 'on line 3-3 in section. A

Fig. 4 shows a view of Fig. 2 on line 4 4 in section.

In the preferred form of my device I use a pair oi' duplicate clampingmembers 1-1 each provided with a jaw 2 to grip the conductor. vThe upperportion of the two clamping members when in position form a hollow thisspecifitruncated portion 3 of rectangular shaped sides surmounted by aflange 3 and a projectlng collar 4. Projecting from the eXterior of theparts 3 and 4: are wings 5Y oppo- 1 sitely disposed and in line with theaxis of the jaws 2 and projecting from each wing is a projection 6.

A hollow truncated cap 7 is mounted on the truncated portion 3 of theclamping members and is provided with recesses 8 to receive the wings 5and projections 6. To the lower end of the recess wall a proj ecting lip9 is formed (sho-wn in dotted line) which can be bent inward and upward(shown Yin full lines) whereby a portion of the opening at the lower endof the recess may be closed thereby forming a shoulder for theprojection V6 to rest upon when the parts are relaxed and also preventsthe disassembly of the parts. A recess 10 is formed in thetop of thecap.

Within the hollow of the part 3 on the clamping members is positioned anut 11, in-

clamplng relation `to the.

ternally'threaded, and engaging the inner adjacent walls of the clampingmembers to prevent rotation thereof. j

A The above description Vcoversthe construction Iof my invention properand the conystruction'described may be applied toy the various supportsnow commonly known to lthe trade and while I show the device as securedto a support for further attaclnnent to a catenary cable, it may also besecured to other forms of support such as; the well known insulated boltand hanger.

In attaching my device to afcatenary cab-le a rod 12 passes through vtheo ening 10 and is threaded into the nut V11. ounted on the rod 12 andin' threaded engagement therewith is a nut 13 by means of .which theclamping members 1 and cap 7 may be moved towards each other therebymoving vtheclamping members towards each other, and when a conductor'14is placed between the jaws '2 and the'nut 13 rotated, moving towards thecap 7 sufliciently, the conductor will belgripped by the jaws and heldsecure. A reverse rotation of the nut will permit disengaging theconductor from the jaws.

Having illustrated and described my invention, what I claim and wish tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A conductor clamp comprising a'pair ofclamping members, jaws at one edge to engage and grip a conductor, atruncated portion on the Vclamping members adjacent the opposite endfrom the jaws, a supporting member positioned within the truncatedportion of the clamping members and engaging the side walls thereof toprevent relative rotation, and engaging means on the clamping members tosupport the clamping members, means 0n the supporting member to securethe clamp to a hanger, a truncated cap mounted on the truncated portionof the clamping members to move the clamping members towards each other,and hanger means coactingY with thel supporting means and cap to movethe clamping members into engagement with the conductor.

2. A conductor clamp comprising a pair of clamping members, jaws at oneedge to engage and grip a conductor, a truncated portion on the clampingmembers adjacent the opposite endfrom the jaws, a supporting member`positioned within the truncated portion of the clamping members andengaging the side walls thereof to prevent relative rotation, andengaging means on "the clamping members to support the clamping members,means on the supporting member to secure the clamp t0 ahanger,a'tru'ncatedcap mounted on the truncated portion ofthe clamping membersto move the clamping members towards each other, hanger means coactingwith the supporting means and cap to move the clamping members intoengagement with the conductor, and means on the cap vengaging means onthelclamping inemkbers to preventitheir separation when not engaged on aconductor.

3. A conductor comprising a pair of lclamping' memberseach provided withconverging sides and having jaws at the one edge to grip a conductor, acap having converging sides to receive the converging sides on theclamping members, a supporting member positioned between the clampingmembers in non-rotatable relation thereto and provided with means toreceive a hanger, and means on the cap and clamping members to interlockand prevent separation of the parts.

4. A conductor clamp comprising a pair of clamping members each providedwith converging sides and having jaws at the one edge to grip aconductor, a cap having ,converging sides to receivetlie convergingsides on the clamping members, .a supporting member positioned betweenthe clamping able transversely thereto to grip a conductor,

a supporting member positioned in the twolpart clamping member Yandnon-rotatable relative thereto and providedwith means to receive ahanger, and means on the two-part clamping member and the retainingmember to prevent separation of the parts.V

6. A conductor clamp comprising a retain- .ing member, a two-partclamping Amember mounted in the retaining member and' movabletransversely of the retaining member to grip a conductorfasupportingmember positioned between the parts of the Clamping membersand non-rotatable relative vthereto and provided with means to engage ahanger and means on the retaining member to be bent over and acting toengage means on the clamping member to prevent separation of the parts.p

Intestimony'whereof I alix my signature.

SAMUEL S, MATTHES.

